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By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Fran and Mike Bates like to say their new bakery sits “over the top” of their indoor flea market, Bates Down Under. They like to say it so much, in fact, that the business carries that distinction in its name.Over The Top Bakery opened at 90...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

Hanukkah begins tomorrow night, Dec. 7, at sunset. Sunset arrives earlier and earlier at this time of year as we approach the longest night of the year.To bolster our spirits in the darkness, holidays like Hanukkah and Christmas celebrate the gift of...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — The butcher is back.Avery’s General Store has partnered with Heath’s Freeman Farm to bring hand-cut butchering back to the store after a five-year hiatus. Customers can now come to the meat counter and buy cuts of local grass-fed beef....

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — In what has become a time-honored tradition, Northfield Elementary School students formed a human assembly line and passed along jars of peanut butter, pasta sauce and other nonperishables during the annual food drive on Tuesday.Led by...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Two days and 43 miles of walking later, more than $450,000 has been raised for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts — a number that translates to roughly 1.5 million meals for people in need, according to Executive Director Andrew...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — After weeks of coordinating donations and organizing staff and volunteers, at least two local groups are ready to provide hot Thanksgiving meals to those in need on Thursday.“I’m going to cook for 500 [people],” said Kirsten Levitt,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — With signs held high and loud chants, Conway Grammar School’s eighth annual mini Monte’s March signaled another year of thousands of dollars being raised for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts.The elementary school’s march coincides each...

By MARY BYRNE and BELLA LEVAVI

Thanks to charity efforts across Franklin County, organizers have spread thanks far beyond their own dinner tables by distributing Thanksgiving meals to families in need.Helping HandsWith help from about a dozen Turners Falls High School students and...

By DOMENIC POLI

Don’t worry, radio personality Christopher “Monte” Belmonte will still push a shopping cart 43 miles from Springfield to Greenfield to raise money to combat food insecurity. The journey will simply have a different name.This year marks the first March...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — While extremist Republicans in Congress are trying to gut programs that provide food to those in need, Massachusetts could become the first state to end hunger, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern told a special state commission on agriculture on...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE CENTER — Watershed restaurant will close its doors on Dec. 2, having served as a hub for fine dining for nearly two years.“We had an absolute blast,” said James Fitzgerald, who co-owns the restaurant alongside his partner Melissa Stetson. “At...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — Nestled in the former Dove’s Nest restaurant, a new deli has been steadily gaining traction.Across from Cliffside Apartments and sharing a plaza with Frontier Pizza, resident Hilda Bailey has been whipping up all sorts of food at Banchan...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The annual winter Farmers Market will soon be underway, thanks in part to a new partnership with the Greenfield Public Library.“Having it at the library is a huge deal because the library is going to be open while the farmers market is...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Dan Rosenberg has officially handed off the reins of the small business he started from scratch in 2001.The founder of Real Pickles recently stepped down as the company’s general manager, ushering in the leadership of sales manager...

By BELLA LEVAVI

HAWLEY — The founders and owners of Sidehill Farm, which is said to be the only commercial yogurt producer in Massachusetts, are looking to sell the business to someone with the energy and vision to continue to expand it. Since 2006, Amy...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — With the opening of International Supermarket on Main Street, one western Massachusetts man is bringing a taste of his home country to the people of Franklin County.“I was planning a long time ago to open a supermarket, but I couldn’t...

By GREG VINE

ORANGE — The annual contest to find the best baker in the North Quabbin region is back.Cupcake Wars, now in its sixth year, will be held on Sunday, Oct. 22, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Orange American Legion, 40 Daniel Shays Highway. Run by Helene...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

I recently ventured into the lovely town of Leyden to serve as the host (and a fan) of a chili cook-off. The cook-off was part of Readyfest, a day-long celebration of emergency preparedness spearheaded by Leyden’s Emergency Management Committee.I...